Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-23

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and burned, with all its contents.
Charles Goodwin, young business
man of this city, and one OF the con-
tractors for the construction OF tne
masonry at the city water-works here,
became insane last night He lives In
the country, and was found this morn
ing at O bar-room belonging 70 MS
brother. His mind was entirely gone,
and he cried out continually that ms
partner was trying TO kill him. Good
win was taken TO an insane asylum
he is brother of Professor Ed. Good
win, OF Council Bluffs, Iowa, the man
whom Walter Bingham threatened to
| kill last December.
FRUIT CROP.
The results Of the examinations made
| in this vicinity show that while the
| fruit has not been killed by the cold
weather, much of it has been so dam
AGED that it will doubtless drop OFT be-
| fore maturing.
Tonight the weather is cold, and
| there are fears OF another heavy frost.
III. O. Williams, State secretary OF
the Young Mems Christian Association
of Virginia, lectures here tomorrow
evening at the lecture-room OF the First
Presbyterian church.
GAVE BAIL.
CT. King, editorof the Charlotte In
| Dor Journal, arrested for criminal libel,
hasgiyen bail. and at his request the trial
ofhis case at Durham has been postponed
| until the next term of the Superior
| Court of that county. The Knights OF
Labor are strong at Durham, and say
| that this fight will be to the bitter end.
| NOTABLE ENTERPRISE.
A casual paragraph in paper caught
your correspondents eye to-day. 1t
stated that the Carolina Oil and Greco
sote Company, of Wilmington. this
State, had declared semi-annual divi-
dend of per cent. That is great
enterprise Its Importance is only be-
ginning to be realized. But the ever
sharp Yankee has caught on to it. In
this very scheme Senators John Sher-
man and Hawley are large stockhold-
| efs. This leads one to think OF the
great number of prominent politicians
and business men who are interested in
enterprises in this State. People here
would be astonisbed if they knew the
names and the number of those so in
terested.
| RAsPIyG THE ATTORNEYS.
This is rather chilly year for North
Carolina lawyers. They have now to
pay $40 year license, thanks to the
late Legislature. And the judges are
after them with gloves off The bully
Raging of witnesses-that pet sport
and chief delight of lawyers the world
oyer-is about to be denied them, it
appears. Judge Shepherd has led in
| this movement to remedy what is GER
tainly an evil-the discourteOus treat
ment OF witnesses.
RAILWAY NEWS.
II has been mentioned as one of the
certainties thet the Georgia, Carolina
and Northwestern railway would be
built. Monroe township, in Union
county, has just voted a 100000 sub
scription to this road. Others will
rapidly follow.
There is quite lively time in Wilkes
county over the proposed road to
Wilkesboro, the problem being who
shall build it. Three companies express
desire to build it, The Cape-Fear and
Yndkin-V Valley Company appears to be
in the greatest favor. The Richmond
and Danville Company threaten to
build line from Winston to Elkin and
stop at thelatterpoint. The Cape-Fear
and Yadkin- Valley railroad says that it
will, il Wilkes county subscribes $780,
OCO. build TO Wilkesboro' and thence to
Pate rson, in Caldwell county. The
third proposition is by the South Allan
tic and Northwestern road, but that
company does not appear to be popu-
lar. 1t is stated that the Wilkes people
have lost faith III that company.
Colonel A. b. Andrews says that the
Richmond and Danville intends to
build the road from Statesville to Tay
louisville, Alexander county, this spring
and summer.
GENERAL JOE JOHNSTON AND THE LAST
BATTLE.
The battle of Pentonville. in John
ston county, was the closing one of
the war. The combatants were the
armies of Sherman and Johnston, and
the time was but few days before the
surrender near Durham. Quite num-
her of men on both sides were killed.
You were advised of the fact that the
people of Johnston county had con-
Guided to erect monument at Smith
field in memory of the Confederates
who fell at Bentonville. General John
ston will be invited to deliver the adj
dress when this monument to the MEM
ory of the men killed in his last battle
is unveiled. 1t is very probable that
he will accept the invitation.
NEWS NOTES.
Next week Cat. Brewer and two other
negroes will be tried at Hillsboro'. at
Orange Superior Court, for the murder
of young Freeze, the Chapel-Hill stu
dent. last summer. Brewer was cap
tured at Faye teyille two months ago,
and has beem in Jail there, but IL now
in jail at Hillsboro.
Andrew King (coloredl, sixty years
old, has been on trial at Goldsboro' for
striking his eleven-year-old son on the
head with an iron rake, and thereby
causing death. The jury could not
agree, and by consent verdict for as
sault was taken. King gets off with q
year in jail.
SOUTHERN PINES.
Your correspondent visited this new
winter resort yesterday with MIR. Frank
w. Clark, of the Seaboard road, gen.
, tleman who certainly merits mention
for his work for the development OF
North Carolina ever since the days of
the Boston Exposition. The town OF
Southern Pines has ended its days as a
chrysalis and is becoming quite but
terfy. All the people who can well be
accommodated are either there or en-
route, and the place gets generous
praise for its beneficial qualities. The
| discovery of such a resort will be appre-